All questions are answered by Andrew Dawson-Maddocks, Director of training at
the ADM Diving . Andrew has over 3000 dives logged across 4 continents and has amassed many stunning dives to 90m and beyond
. ADM Diving & Technical Services Ltd is proudly associated with PADI, IANTD, EFR and DAN, offering an extensive range of training programmes.

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Question - Hi Andrew I have a Dacor regulator set which i have been informed is no good for winter diving what type of reg would be adequate without busting ...

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16 January Saturday, 1:08 PM

Question - General Dive permit ??, I am a certified diver here in the US , and would like to take vacation and dive the waters of the UK next summer, are the ...

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20 December Sunday, 12:59 PM

Question - i have a 232 pony bottle and an oceanic cdx5 din, after removing the centre cap there are only 5 threads inside but 9 on the first stage forgive m ...

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29 September Tuesday, 4:07 PM

Question - hi please can you help, i have been taught to have a safety stop at 5 metres for 3 minutes however my partner says that this should be 6 minutes a ...

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1 September Tuesday, 4:59 PM

Question - Hi Andrew, I would be grateful if you could advise me on suitable dive sites in the UK over the summer months... I'll be using my 7mm wetsuit long ...
I initially qualified to dive with PADI [open water and open water advanced] and then followed that up with a NAUI rescue diver and NAUI master sc ...

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24 August Monday, 7:37 PM

Question - contacts
hi andrew
i posted this question up in the general forum already but no replies just wondering do u have a answer.
other than masks with correct ...

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24 August Monday, 5:17 PM

Question - Dear Andrew,
I am researching the safety element of open water dives and have a question.
Is it safe to undertake 2 open water dives inside ...

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24 August Monday, 5:09 PM

Question - I want to become a mechanical dive technician. I don't want to be a diver though. Can anyone please advise the best way to go. maybe good schools ...

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24 August Monday, 4:54 PM

Question - Hi Andrew, My last dive was about 25 years ago and want to get back into it, I noticed that the equipment has changed over the years.
I have been ...

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24 August Monday, 4:50 PM

Question - Dear Andrew.
I'm presently conducting research for a book about salvage divers. I'm a keen recreational diver myself but would love to be able to ...

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10 March Tuesday, 7:59 PM

Question - hi, I read in another post about how you mark the line on your spool to help with deco stops. I am planning to do this but had a question before ...
Would you take into account how far under water the line starts? i.e do you put a 3 meter mark three meters down the line and do any 3m deco stops ...

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10 March Tuesday, 7:57 PM

Question - Hi Andy , Whats the best synthetic oil to use in sealing up a battery compartment in a dive computer ( Aladin Air L ) Thanks

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24 February Tuesday, 8:26 PM

Question - Dear Sir,
Thank you for your response on the paint scheme of the diving cylinders. may I request another pice of information. what is the recomme ...

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31 January Saturday, 1:55 PM

Question - Dear Sir,
Could you help me with the specifications of the approved paint scheme for diving cylinders. Thank you
Cylinders of Divator (steel) and Oxygen bottles( Aluminium alloy)

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